World Toilet Day

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NOVEMBER 19TH world tolet day

United Nations General Assembly designates 19 November as World Toilet Day

We realized how important it is to be hygienic in the Covid-19 process!

This new annual observance will go a long way toward raising awareness about the need for all human beings to have access to sanitation.

SDG 6 - Clear Water and Sanitation

Of the world’s seven billion people, six billion have mobile phones. However, only 4.5 billion have access to toilets or latrines – meaning that 2.5 billion people, mostly in rural areas, do not have proper sanitation. In addition, 1.1 billion people still defecate in the open.

The countries where open defecation is most widely practiced are the same countries with the highest numbers of under-five child deaths, high levels of under-nutrition and poverty, and large wealth inequalities.

Despite progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, one in three people do not have a basic toilet,” Mr. Eliasson said. “Almost 2,000 children die every day from preventable diarrhoeal diseases. Poor sanitation and water supply result in economic losses estimated at $260 billion annually in developing countries.”

Unfortunately, many girls are pushed out of school for lack of basic sanitation facilities and it is unacceptable.

https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/dont-overlook-the-importance-of-toilets/

https://news.un.org/en/story/2013/07/445422-united-nations-general-assembly-designates-19-november-world-toilet-day

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World Toilet Day has previously been marked by international and civil society organizations all over the world. However, it was not formally recognized as an official UN day until today.

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By Elif BUYUKUYSAL -İZMİR ÇİĞLİ SCİENCE SCHOOL

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